QA Automation----------Need GC and USC

QA Automation

Duration – 1 year +

Location – Columbus, OH

Need GC and USC

Top Skills:

Ruby, Cucumber, Testing, ATDD, Agile

Job Description:

1. Knowledge of quality assurance and testing best and emerging practices

2. Minimum five (5) years of QA and testing experience within an enterprise-wide environment

3. Strong background in software testing practices with a focus on automation

4. Knowledge of Agile development practices, especially Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)

5. Experience developing automated test scripts using Gherkin and Cucumber

• Gherkin is mostly a text test definition file that just about anyone can read, but the skill is in defining the tests correctly to get the max test with minimum scripts.

• Cucumber is Ruby-based and used to automate the Gherkin tests.

6. Familiar with multiple operating systems (Microsoft and Apple), and web browsers (IE, FireFox, and Safari)

7. Ability to identify and describe acceptance criteria for application features and apply the criteria to test cases

8. Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Required Soft Skills:

1. Effective communication, technical leadership and teaming skills

2. Ability to work with developers and other cross-team functions to complete highest priority features

3. Possess a general understanding of the other skill sets to work in a collaborative / pairing environment

Nice-to-Have Skills:

1. RUBY (to support test automation)

2. Experience with application performance testing

Specific Application Experience:

None

Tasks to be Assigned:

• Collaborate with team to decompose features into small chunks of working software that can be completed in a single iteration

• Analyze acceptance criteria to create test cases for unit tests, integration test, acceptance tests

• Lead group in exploratory group testing

• Work with external load, performance, and regression testing teams to provide required input to execute respective tests

• Provide oral and written status to project lead and management

Description of Services:

Contribute to the development of a mission critical customer facing web application. Work within a cross functional team to develop working software according to product owner priorities and specifications.

This role requires that the candidate operate as part of a cross functional Agile team. Therefore, the day to day activities will be identified and prioritized by the embedded product owner for that team. The team as a whole will meet daily to decide the highest priority work items and complete working, tested, and production quality software before moving on to additional work.

Candidates will be part of the team process of working with the product owner to estimate and breakdown the highest priority work item into smaller story cards that can be completed within one iteration. Each team member will be expected to leverage their primary skill area, but be open to learning and helping with other skill domains with the focus on getting the team’s work complete.

Test Analysis – The skill in this area is the ability to develop tests using Ruby, Cucumber, and Gherkin. The candidate will pair with test engineers and other developers to automate acceptance and integration tests. In addition to development they will be expected to have a solid background in test data management, testing tools, and testing processes.

If you are interested please share your resume to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or can directly call me on 703 468 0398